GLOBAL WARMING & U.S. POLITICAL CORRUPTION

WOW! And I thought that Gwynne Dyer was merely a miltary historian. His column in today's Woolwich Observer is incredible. Titled "We're nearing the point of no return", it paints a bleak environmental picture. According to him this is primarily due to political corruption. Mr. Dyer describes the conditions and timing which will cause the warming to become "runaway". Apparently we are perilously close to that point now. I have said it before and will repeat it now. Here in this province and country we have incredible technology and research. Here in Waterloo Region we have the same expertise including the University of Waterloo Groundwater Research Institute. Why do you think with twenty-one years of UPAC and CPAC (Chemtura Public Advisory Committee) under our belts that we haven't been publicly calling on that expertise? The reason is simple. Those in charge (politicians - municipal, regional & provincial) don't want their expertise. There's too much chance that scientific knowledge regarding groundwater cleanup could mess up the private "deals" that have been made between industry and governments.

Remember in regards to corruption - "Think globally and act locally".